Review: Galileo
Nutzerbericht - Garrett Zecker - GoodreadsUnfortunately, this play did not really give me any insight into the human condition, nor did it entertain me as much as I think it should have. What it did do was offer me a glimpse into the later ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Galileo
Nutzerbericht - Mark Woodland - GoodreadsI was researching Galileo, since I was preparing to play him onstage (in his later life), and thought that this would be a good background piece to read, even though it's another play and not a ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Galileo
Nutzerbericht - Katie - Goodreads*3.75 It wasn't a work of history, nor an accurate work of science. But what it is is a discussion on truth, and the importance of a discovery that shakes and breaks apart the very foundations of what ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Everlasting Stream: A True Story of Rabbits, Guns, Friendship, and Family
Nutzerbericht - Nick - GoodreadsThis book was recommended to me by a fellow hunter, and presumably an acquaintance of the author while I worked at the university where he now teaches (UIUC). Seven years later, I've finally gotten ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Galileo
Nutzerbericht - Charles - GoodreadsRegardless of whether or not you subscribe to Brecht's particular take on the Galileo affair, which leans towards the dramatizing the popular 'dogma destroys reason' rendering, this is a powerful play ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Everlasting Stream: A True Story of Rabbits, Guns, Friendship, and Family
Nutzerbericht - Art - GoodreadsThe book serves as a reminder that enthusiasm for living, the joy of it, no matter our circumstances, is pretty much the game. If you've ever pondered "what is a life well lived?", then this book is a good place to check out some interesting and meaningful perspectives on that question. Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Galileo
Nutzerbericht - Reshma Popat - GoodreadsThis fictionalized play about Galileo's life tells the tale of Galileo, his discoveries, his interactions with the people of his town and the struggles faced to get his theories out there to the ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Galileo
Nutzerbericht - Marsha - GoodreadsAlthough burdened with an exordium that rambles on for over 40 pages, the play itself presents an image of a hard-working, dedicated, slightly irascible scientist, a man devoted to pleasure yet ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Galileo
Nutzerbericht - Lisa (Harmonybites) - GoodreadsThe Foreword to one edition I read of this play (admiringly) calls Brecht's nature "cold, clinical" and tells us he consciously rejected what he called "Aristelian" drama that seeks its audience to ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Galileo
Nutzerbericht - Aniruddha - GoodreadsThere are many reasons why I chose to write about this in my common application to American colleges. This book has had a phenomenal influence on me. I have loved and enjoyed every part of this play ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
